Maundy
/ˈmɔːndɪ/noun
mass noun
1- (in the UK) a public ceremony on the Thursday before Easter at which the monarch distributes Maundy money(英国)濯足节散发银币仪式。
1.1
- (亦作Royal Maundy)Maundy money濯足节银币:
as modifier a George Ⅰ Maundy fourpence.乔治一世四便士濯足节银币。
词源
Middle English: from Old French mande, from Latin mandatum 'mandate, commandment', from mandatum novum 'new commandment' (see John 13:34).